Organisational Practices of the Management of in-Service Training in the Turkish National Police: A Thematic Analysis
| Author | Cevdet Zengin |
| DOI | 10.1350/ijps.2010.12.4.208 |
| Published date | 01 December 2010 |
| Date | 01 December 2010 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
Organisational practices of the
management of in-service training in the
Turkish national police: a thematic
analysis
Cevdet Zengin
Superintendent, Bursa Emniyet Mudurlugu, Turkish National Police, 1 Fevzi Cakmak
Caddesi, Bursa 16340, Turkey. Email: cevdetzengin@gmail.com; Cevdet.Zengin@port.ac.uk
Submitted 3 May 2010; revision submitted 16 July 2010;
accepted 21 July 2010
Keywords: Turkish National Police, police training, training function,
training policy, training strategy, needs analysis, design, delivery,
evaluation and training audit
Cevdet Zengin
, PhD, is serving as a super-
intendent in the Turkish National Police. He
received a BA in criminal justice and policing
studies from the Turkish national police academy
in 1998. After graduation, he served in the Tur-
kish National Police for 11 years in various police
sections such as police stations, CID and the
child protection unit. He worked as an inter-
national civilian officer in a United Nations mis-
sion in Kosovo between 2004 and 2005. He
holds a master’s degree in sociology from the
Institute of Social Sciences, University of Uludag,
Turkey. He won a full scholarship from the Tur-
kish National Police to study abroad in 2006.
Later he went to the University of Portsmouth,
UK for PhD research degree studies. He com-
pleted his PhD research successfully in June
2010. His current research interests include
international police cooperation, police educa-
tion and training. He is currently studying poli-
cing, management and police training policies
and practice.
A
BSTRACT
This paper examines organisational perspectives
on the management of the in-service training
function within the Turkish National Police. It is
based on themes that emerged during an exam-
ination of Turkish academic and professional lit-
erature relating to policing and police training.
The emerging training-related issues are grouped
under the following thematic areas: (1) policy-
making and central planning, (2) training needs
analysis, (3) training research and development,
(4) training delivery, (5) training evaluation, (6)
employment of both training staff and trainees,
and (7) inspection practices relating to the train-
ing function. The themes revealed that the organ-
isational management of the in-service training
function in the Turkish National Police (TNP)
seems to be largely disintegrated and poorly
aligned.
INTRODUCTION
Training is a key driver for police organisa-
tions to improve both police performance
and service delivery (HMIC, 1999). Effect-
ive workforce training is dependent on a
consistent alignment of training with stra-
tegic prior ities, and systematically evaluat-
ing training activities plays a key role in
helping organisations to ensure that training
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International Journal of Police
Science and Management,
Vol. 12 No. 4, 2010, pp. 607–621.
DOI: 10.1350/ijps.2010.12.4.208
International Journal of Police Science & Management Volume 12 Number 4
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